Grassland — Emissions (N2O) in Sudan
Sudan: Grassland — Emissions (N2O) was 5.57 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Emissions in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 5.57 kt for grassland — emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — emissions in Sudan peaked at 7.14 kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.88 kt, in 2022.
That places Sudan 9th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Grassland — Emissions (N2O) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 7.14 kt | — |
| 2013 | 6.43 kt | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 5.19 kt | -19.3% |
| 2015 | 5.14 kt | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 5.7 kt | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 5.15 kt | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 4.99 kt | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 4.38 kt | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 6.08 kt | +38.8% |
| 2021 | 5.33 kt | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 3.88 kt | -27.2% |
| 2023 | 6.35 kt | +63.7% |
| 2024 | 5.57 kt | -12.4% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 5.57 kt is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3806 kt, 14.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 5.57 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5366 kt, 10.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Emissions (N2O) in Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +63.7% | 3.88 kt | 6.35 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.51 kt | 4.38 kt | 7.14 kt | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.44 kt | 3.88 kt | 6.35 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.65 kt compare
- 6 South Sudan 9.12 kt compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.23 kt compare
- 7 Brazil 7.14 kt compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.1663 kt compare
- 8 Mali 7.01 kt compare
- 10 Chad 4.9 kt compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0878 kt compare
- 11 Türkiye 0.0356 kt compare
- 11 Zambia 3.92 kt compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 3.56 kt compare
- 12 Viet Nam 0.03 kt compare
More climate change data for Sudan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 120.48 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 72,276 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 21,634 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 50,642 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 81.64 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,809 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,215 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,182 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 33.05 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.46 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — emissions in Sudan?
- Grassland — emissions in Sudan was 5.57 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — emissions recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.14 kt in 2012.
- What is the lowest grassland — emissions recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.88 kt in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for grassland — emissions?
- Sudan ranks 9th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — emissions rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.